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A cool 6 arrived with copious amounts of time with a lone 7th coming in hot. Off to the small triangle park for COP. Helicopters, Don Quixote, Arm Circles, Hill Billies, Dead Man Hangs To the pointy tip of the park for triple check – Run the triangle, mountain climbers, and elbow planks. Mosey to the parking lot and pick up some coupons for the following: Lindsay 1 – Overhead press and squats with coupons A lunge walk to shake out the arms. Lindsay 2 – Dips and Curls incrementing to 15 curls Single set of 20 curls Lindsay 3…

Three moseyed around the Westham micro-region of the Tuckahoe nano-region with some exercises to boot. Mosey to Church patio COP (IC) DMHCopperhead SquatsIWsHelicoptersJazzercisesHRMsPlankoramaBox CuttersScorpion Kicks Mosey a mile down River and right on Highland to Westham Station Solo Dora (4 sets with mosey between up S. Ridge) 100 Merkins/ 200 Monkey Humpers/ 300 LBCs Mosey back to the parking lot and retrieve coupons Triple Check w/ alternating exercises P1 – Bench Presses, Curls, Overhead PressP2 – Dips, Swings, Lawnmower PullsP3 – Run to end of the parking lot and back Mary Freddie MercurysWilson’s Spaghetti PartyAmerican Hammers Ring of Fire x…

Eight scholars and gentlemen gathered in the dimly lit parking lot for today’s edition of First Watch. Little did we know that the first New Moon of Fall would bring such abundance of oversharing. After four questions that went something like, “Is that Ronnie? Where is the Miata?”, the top of the hour struck and off we went. Mosey to the brick patio for… COP SSH x25IW x15Mountain Climbers x10Merkins x20LBCs x10APDs x10 (while awkwardly staring at the steeple)Copperhead Squats x10 The Thang We traveled today, near and a little farther from near. Started on Gaymont with driveway roulette. 5…

Eleven of F3RVA’s finest (ahem, F3RVA’s 11 Finest) gathered under the tents at RRBC for an ole time revival at today’s edition of First Watch. Temps remained 70 and sunny. According to the makers of Yala Luxury Canvas Lodges, here’s what the Tent Master had in store for the PAX today: Mosey to the front of the church, the long way. Dead Man Hang (no cadence!)Calf stretchesSide-straddle hopsHillbilliesRussian SoldiersImperial WalkersArm Circles (big only; kudos to Chum for showing YHC the light!)Hand-Release MerkinsInverted Scorpion KicksReverse Crunches Mosey to the super-small parking area for Four Corners: Round 1: 10 hand-release merkins, 20…

A quieter than normal group of 10 appeared for my first Q of First Watch. After the opening statements, here’s what went down: COT – SSH, Don Quixote, Arm Circles, Russian Soldiers, LBCs. Next, a 15 foot mosey to the other side of the parking lot where we did bear crawls from one side to the other with merkins increasing from 1 to 5 and back to down again. Head across the street for some balls to the wall and wall sits. Then 3 rounds of dips with a quick run to touch a tree between sets. Mosey to the…

Two more than a half dozen early risers converged in the First Watch gloom ready to start the day or end the night. Either way, this is what transpired: Stand shovel flag back up. The First Watch shovel flag area is almost as hard as Mary Munford’s. Mosey 3 paces to the west for COP: Helicopters, DQ’s, Dead Man Hang, Reach for the Stars Grab shovel flag run one mile to the UR Amphitheater and plant shovel flag on top step of amphitheater. BEAST: Starting at bottom, work your way up the amphitheater steps, stopping at the cones to perform…

10 early risers found their way to First Watch to see if YHC would show up to Q after Week 1 of the IronPax yesterday. We did: COP: SSH, Imperial Walkers, Don Qs, Merkins, Reverse Crunches, Scorpion Kicks. Partner Up: 1 man HRMs while other runs to big tree & back. 3 times. 2nd Round: WWIIs while other runs up & back. repeato x3. Mosey to RR main lot. 4 corners: 20 HRMS, 20 Jump Squats, 20 WWIIs, 20 Burpees. 2nd round: 20 CDDs, 20 Flutterkicks, 20 Squats, 20 burpees but audible on burpees. Wheelbarrow across lot & back then…

No visitors, but nine strong First Watch vets posted for the latest edition. Here’s what went down. Mosey to Henrico’s smallest park COP (IC) Dead Man HangReach for the StarsImperial WalkersSSHsMerkinsFreddie MercurysHeels to HeavenCrabcakes Mosey down River to Rec Fields (pitstop for Monkey Humpers at Saab’s) Self Dora 100 Merkins, 200 Monkey Humpers, 300 LBCs (run roughly 50 yards up the hill to the fence and back after each 25/50/75 of the exercises– 12 runs total) Explorsey around the fields to the Field Hockey goals Triple Check Pullups/ Dips/ Run around the field Mosey back to the Flag (pitstop for…

On a humid morning, 6 of us stood around saying “Where is the great Kubota?”. Is the commute to First Watch too long? Admittedly, 6 is a good number for triple checks so it was OK. COP: DQs, Dead man hangs, merkins, ACs, LBCs Exercise 1: Loop around the church 3 times (about 1/4 mile each). Do 20 SSHs, 20 Carolina Dry docks, 20 heels to heaven and 5 burpees at each speed bump (10 total) on each loop. EF Hutton was the fastest (Snuff was a bit unfamiliar with the territory). Exercise 2: Triple check with chicken peckers, WWIIs…

A quintet of early risers descended upon the River Road Baptist Church parking lot to see what YHC had in store. No rain, but the dewy thickness of August was certainly present. 5 am sharp and no lights needed, lets begin: Mosey to church patio for warmarama that included the following: Dead Man Hang, DQ’s, Helicopters, Plank Jacks, Heels to Heaven and the ever popular Scorpion Kicks (still not sure what this accomplishes). Everyone seemed warm, lets move. THE THANG: Mosey to church parking lot for 7 of Diamonds. 4 corners of the parking lot with the following exercises at…

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